Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Game director Jeff Kaplan addresses several popular community topics including our current thoughts for Ranked Play, complexities with designing an in-game matchmaker, and some of things we’re doing right now to improve server connection for players in regions like Australia, South America, Southeast Asia, and eastern Europe. Jeff also opens up about the format of our Closed Beta and what changes he might have made if he had the opportunity to do all over again.
0:07 – Overview of design goals for Ranked Play
3:33 – Current thoughts on what the Ranked Play queue should look like
6:28 – Overview of complexities associated with designing a matchmaker in Overwatch
9:13 – Quick shoutout to the testing we’re doing right now with local servers
10:23 – Thoughts about our Closed Beta format and an apology to the community

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